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W.Va. Community Colleges Seek $4 Million for Tech Programs

W.Va. Moves Slowly in Considering Possible Drilling in State Forests

U.S. Attorney Targets Crimes Against Small Business

Tech Leaders Discuss State's Future

Many Gas Customers Will See Drop in Their Bills

West Virginia Drought Emergency Possible

Chamber Leader Concerned About State Future

29 Horses Killed in Fire at Charles Town Races

Severstal Could Start Up Sparrows Point If Economy Improves

Wheeling Leaders Hold Management Retreat at Wheeling Jesuit University

PSC Seeks Clarification of PATH Processes in Md., Va.

Everybody Has a Story: Meet Tom Stobart and His 50,000 Books

West Virginia Bucking Housing Market Trend, Again

Enrollment Grew for Fifth Straight Year at West Liberty University

Frontier Posts 250 Job Openings in W.Va.

Massey Reaches Settlement with Some Upper Big Branch Families

Wheeling Island to Renovate Racetrack

Quality People, Quality Care Image Allegedly in Danger

Eastern Gateway College Preparing to Train Drill Workers

Two Wheeling Organizations Chosen for Community Participation Grants

PPG Must Pay Fine of $1.3 Million

More Businesses Penalize Workers for Unhealthy Living

Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College Ranked in Popular Report

West Virginia Receiving Funds to Help Fight Against Health Insurance Premium Hikes

Standard Oil Completes West Virginia Land Purchase

Task Force: Price on Carbon Needed to Encourage Sequestration

Study to Track Impacts of Marcellus Shale Well

DEP Issues Coal Mine Water Pollution Permit Guidance

Marathon Seeks Changes to Price-Gouging Law

Lawmakers Question Competition in Broadband Market

MTR Gaming Reports Losses During 2nd Quarter

Harrison County's Largest Employer Announces Additional Job Opportunities

New Machine Should Help With Water Issues in Martins Ferry

BrickStreet Rates Dropping For Some Businesses

Pulling Out Wallet For Back to School Shopping

BrickStreet Approaches 5-Year Milestone Amid Changes

Northwood Health Systems Has License Restored

Goodbye 304, Hello 681

Letting Donors’ Fingers Do the Helping

Steptoe & Johnson Expands Energy Practice

Coal Mine Permits Await DEP Protocol

Massey Energy Reports 2nd Quarter Loss

Gas Company Gets Go-Ahead to Resume Operations

WVU Research Nets $175.3 Million in Grants in One Year

New Study Claims Marcellus Shale Drilling Great for the Economy

Several Set to Receive 2010 Governor's Service Awards

Capito Introduces Bill Aimed at Mine Safety

nTelos Buys Fibernet

Major Business Announcement is made in Steubenville

Back to Drawing Board When it Comes to Getting Rid of Canada Geese

Bed Bugs Invading Ohio County

Massey To Announce 2nd Quarter Results July 27

MSHA Announces Competition for Safety, Health Training Grants

St. Clairsville Hotel Bids Back to Where They Started

Casting Call Searches for Next big Country Reality TV Stars

Don Blankenship to Speak at National Press Club

West Virginia's Credit Rating Upgraded

Wheeling Business Closes Doors

W.Va. State Police Testing Applicants for 61st Cadet Class

EPA Air Quality Transport Rule Would Reduce Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions

Even During the Extreme Heat, Some Wheeling Workers Dress Prepared for Blizzard

Working Group to Tackle Firefighter Insurance Woes

Tour of US WindForce’s Lookout Wind Farm near Berlin, Pa.

Union Schedules Second Contract Vote For Alcan

Gulf Oil Spill Affects Wheeling Seafood Business

Steel Workers Unemployment to Run Out

Rate Increase Approved for AEP Customers

State Attorney General Probes Monsanto Soybean Claims

Table Gaming to Premier Next Month at Charles Town Races

Massey Sues Feds Over Mine Ventilation

Report: Coal Costs Taxpayers More Than it Gives Back

Stars, Athletes to Headline Greenbrier Casino Grand Opening

Judge Orders Reinstatement of Massey Miner

Cash for Appliances Program Under Way

Social Media Marketing Generates Customers, Cash

Social Media Presents Challenges For Employers

W.Va. Business Make Connections Online

Four Sentenced for Defrauding Federal Grant Program

Frontier Announces $310 Million in Investments in W.Va

'Appalachia Rising' Announced in Charleston

Black Lung Rate Increase Under Review

Program Helps Teens, College Students Find Summer Jobs

Lawmakers Increase Pace of Naming Bridges, Roads

WVU, Division of Energy to Plan for Energy Disruptions

Marshall Looks into Integrating Wind Into Energy Network

Senate Rejects Resolution to Prevent EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Massey Questions MSHA Practices at Upper Big Branch

Hydropower Moving Forward, Slowly

Severstal's Sparrows Point to Temporarily Close in July

GM Dealers in W.Va. Remain Open

Mountaineer Casino to Expand Derby Package

Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power Seek Rate Increase

7 News Now Offered to DISH Network Subscribers

Greenbrier Casino to Open in Grand Style

Weirton Health Services Firm Finds Room to Grow in Home Community

CONSOL Methane Project Under way

Energy Forum Focus on Power

Massey Wins Safety Awards

W.Va. Contractors Find Ways to Survive Downturn

Massey Denies Reports of Pending Sale

Airlines Adding More Surcharges

Unemployment Rate Falls in Mountain State

FCC Approves Verizon's Sale of Landlines to Frontier Communications

EPA Could Threaten Thousands of Jobs

Union Considers Appeal of Verizon-Frontier Decision

Law Firm Discusses MSHA Investigation Procedures

Board Shows Support for Massey Leadership, Union Members Gather in Richmond

ABC Supply Opens Full Branch Store in Benwood

Union Weighs Options After PSC Ruling

PSC Conditionally Approves Sale of Verizon Landlines to Frontier

Patton to Succeed Waldo as President, COO of Appalachian Power

Military Leader Supports Development of Agile Technology

Massey Makes Second Request to CtW

PSC Orders Verizon to Improve Quality of Service

Massey Asks MSHA to Reverse Decision on Dust Scrubbers

Two Men Arrested in Celebrity Concert Scam

Rockefeller Proposes Amendment Requiring Mine Companies to Disclose Safety Records

Union: Verizon-Frontier Deal Bad for W.Va., Verizon Responds

Plastics Industry Representative Says State Positioned for Growth

Union to Release Report on Verizon-Frontier Deal Thursday

Massey Calls for Public Hearing Into Upper Big Branch Explosion

West Virginia College Grads Stayed In-State to Work

Raleigh County to Receive State, Private Money for New Marsh Fork School

Massey Offers $3 Million to Upper Big Branch Families

EQT Board Elects Porges as CEO

WVUH Recognized for Weight Loss Surgery Program

Verizon Plans to Hire More Than 200 Employees in West Virginia

UMWA to Represent Miners During Upper Big Branch Investigation

President Declares West Virginia Disaster Area During Feb. 5-11

Judge Gives EPA Additional Time to Decide on Spruce No. 1 Mine Permit

Massey Reports Decline in First-Quarter Production

Hospitals' Financial Turnaround Is 'Absolutely Doable'

Toyota Agrees to Pay Millions in Fines

Eastern Panhandle High Schoolers to Hear Money Expert

Unemployment Holds Steady in West Virginia

Phase Two of Wetzel County Emergency Room Expansion About to be Unveiled

Massey Shareholder Suing Massey Energy Company

AEP Announces Plan to Reduce Workforce

Tax Deadline is Approaching

New Restaurant Holds Grand Opening

Comvest Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Busy Day for Coleman's Fish Market

Ethane Could Restart State's Plastics Industry

PSC to Hear Allegheny Energy Rate Case April 5-7

Coal Country Catching Wind of Renewable Energy

Justice Buys Glade Springs

Some Folks in West Virginia Get Extra Time to File

Appliance Mail-In Rebate Starts in May in West Virginia

Ormet Plans Purchase of Washington Facility

Ohio, Federal Agencies Accept Public Comments About Slurry Pond

Verizon Workers Picket Possible Frontier Deal

Highlands Will Have New Shopping Center

Mountaineer Victories Mean Retailers Win

Rail Investment means Jobs for Ohioans

Severstal, United Steelworkers to Head Back To Bargaining Table in 10 Days

What the New Health Care Reform Bill Means to Americans

Air Evac Lifeteam Has a New Home in Ohio Valley

Secretary of State Tennant Attends Summit in Germany

8th Annual Leadership Conference Focuses on Ethics

Partnership Offers Help to Firms Hurt By Economy

Morgantown to Lead State in Gain Jobs through 2014

Consol Makes $3.475 Billion Purchase, Expanding Marcellus Shale Drilling

Corporate Climate Change-Related Risk on Shareholders' Minds

Supreme Court Denies Caperton Rehearing Request

Century, AEP Pleased With 'Power Bill' Passage

Connecting West Virginia to World, Hitting Bump in Road

Martinsburg Set to Nix Annexation Request

DEP Releases New Online Frack Water Reporting Form

Severstal Reports $1 Billion Loss for 2009

Don't Answer That Call

Age Takes Toll on Busy Ohio River Locks, Dams

GM Accelerates Business by Putting Dealerships back in Gear

Rockefeller, Rahall, Mollohan Move to Block EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Verizon, Frontier Employees View of Future Differs

Prescription Pill Fraud Prevention Heavy Task

Wheeling Hospital Breaks Ground on Tower as Patient Load Increases

Legislature Takes on Gusher of Oil, Gas Bills

MTR Gaming, Arneault Come to $1.6 Million Agreement

Electric Rates Could Rise After AEP Requests Increase

Lawmakers Debate Supreme Court Ruling

Value City Furniture Preparing to Pack and Move

Fuel Project Loans Approved by State EDA

West Virginia Businesses Jump on Indoor Inflatables

Strong and Secure: W.Va. Banks Defy National Trends During Uncertain Times

State Leaders Announce Deal on Tech Park

W.Va. Civil Rights Advocates Honored

W.Va. Senate Approves Tech Park Bill

Citynet Receives International Award for Customer Service

Wheeling Technology Firm Is Getting $1.1 Million Loan Funding

Capito Addresses Toyota Concerns

Rockefeller Weighs in on Health Reform, Public Option

State Considers Taking Over Portion of South Charleston Technology Park

Angel Network Matches Entrepreneurs, Investors

Local Businesses to Explore Corporate Volunteerism with First Lady Manchin

DHHR Critics Seek Greater Efficiency in Agency Split

Wise: No Regrets Over 2002 'Stimulus' Program

Lawmakers Propose Creating Business Court

Business, Labor Groups Urge Energy Transmission Upgrades

Rally At State Capital Pushes for Multiple Issues

Marshall Professor Gives Insight into Global Warming

New GAO Report Examines Valley Fills

At Least Three Curves Locations Apparently Closed In Ohio Valley

Mining Deaths Reach 589 Fatalities in 10 Years, New Initiatives Unveiled

One Ohio Senator Optimistic About Steel in Ohio Valley

FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy to Combine in $8.5 Billion Stock-For-Stock Transaction

Ohio Valley Toyota Dealers Busy With Recall Business

Postal Service Collects Mail Early Friday Before Storm

Toyota's Troubles Continue to Grow

Verizon Extends Waiver of Haiti Long-Distance Call Charges

Severstal , Union Agree on Extension

U.S. Automakers Take Advantage of Toyota Recall

Grant Money Could Mean More High End Jobs in Northern Panhandle

Report Urges States to Plan Now for decline in Coal Production

Lawmakers Respond to State of the Union Address

ArcelorMittal Plans to Eliminate 180 Jobs in Weirton

ArcelorMittal Sues Wheeling-Nisshin Steel

Sam's Club Eliminating More Than 10,000 Jobs

Manchin Responds to Campaign Spending Ruling

Hunting & Fishing Show Opens

Charleston Gazette Settles With Feds in Antitrust Lawsuit

Frontier-Verizon Hearing Concludes

Public Cross Examination of Frontier Officials Complete

Unions rally in Opposition to Verizon-Frontier Deal

Table Games Could Soon Be Reality in Pennsylvania

Northwood Intends to File Lawsuit Against Manchin, Others

Cold Stone Creamery Gives Back to WVU Children's Hospital

National Federation of Independent Businesses to Poll State's Members

Ohio Valley Wakes to Winter Wonderland

Auto Industry, Economy, Coal Among Year's Top 10 Business Stories

PEIA Seeks to Validate Insurance Eligibility

PATH Companies Re-file in Maryland, Seek to Withdraw Virginia Application

Some Christmas Shoppers Turning to Thrift Stores

Public Rallies Behind Proposed Coal to Liquid Plant

Consumers Have One Last Weekend to Shop for Christmas

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Table Games But Issue Remains Unresolved

Tobacco Tax Hike Again on Table

Cardiologists Say Medicare Cuts Will Hurt Patients' Access

Obama Calls Insulation 'Sexy,' Pushes Energy Efficient Renovations

Walker Family Sells Machinery Company

Sen. Byrd Announces More Than $95 Million for W.Va. Military Installations

West Virginia Car Insurance Premiums on the Decline

Asking Questions Is Key to Choosing Right Insurance

Energy Summit Details Coal's Importance, Challenges

Claiming Donations as Tax Deduction Requires Receipt of Contributions

500 Workers May Be Laid off at 2 Consol Mines

Blackjack, Poker, Other Casino Games to Start in Charles Town in 2010

Severstal Might Have Buyer for Nine Service Centers

Massey CEO Blasts Senator Robert Byrd On Coal

AEP to Receive $334 Million for Mountaineer Plant Upgrade

Duo Behind Bars for Assault, Kidnapping Hospitalized

China, U.S. Collaborate on Coal Conversion at WVU Workshops

Some States Look to end 'Double Dipping'

Conference Offers Strategies on Exporting to Latin America

Meeting Between Severstal, Ohio Officials set for Dec. 3

Caperton Seeks Rehearing of Massey Decision

U.S. Route 35 Tolls Appear to be all but Certain

Leonardo Technologies Awarded $95 Million Contract

Program Matches Job Seekers With Jobs

Big Discounts Offered for Cyber Monday

UPDATE: West Virginia Ski Season Delayed

Capitol Theatre Causes Business Boom in Wheeling

House Passes Governor's Energy Portfolio Bill

Snowshoe to Delay Ski Season Opening

PSC Consumer Advocate recommends rejecting Verizon, Frontier Deal

Benefits Group Discusses Health Care Reform

North Central W.Va. Airport Offering Charter Flight to New York City

Report: W.Va. Economy to Improve in 2010

Venues Add ‘Quality of Life’ but Operate in the Red

Ike and Sue Morris Share Dreams with Glenville State College

Opposition Rises in Verizon Frontier Deal

Could Fort Hood Shooter, Psychiatrist Not Help Himself?

Mylan Reaches Settlement Agreement to Market Generic Drug

State Residents Gather to Voice Opinions at PATH Hearing

Manchin Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Severstal Reports 2Q loss, No Word on Local Mills

Labor Day Weekend Travel Expected to Be Less Busy This Year Than Last

Mylan Files Suit Against Pittsburgh Newspaper

West Virginia Energy Star Tax Holiday to Be Held Again in 2009

FDA Probe of Mylan Inc. Completed

State Urging West Virginians to "Eat Local"

Rep. Rahall Indicates He Will Vote No on Cap & Trade

Environmental Groups Push FDA to Take Over WV Water Pollution Discharge Program

PSC Holds Hearings on American Electric Power's Rate Hike Request

WVU Foundation Cuts

GM Dealer Receives Award: #1 in WV

Rockefeller, Byrd Fight To Retain Auto Dealership Jobs

Treasury Department Statement on Chrysler Dealer Consolidation

State of West Virginia to Begin Liquor License Bidding Process

Massey Reports Flat Earnings in First Quarter

PSC to Hold Hearing Tuesday on Appalachian Power Rate Hike Request

Obama Administration to Attempt Overturn of Pro-Mining Bush Rule

Could Gas Tax Increase Be In the Cards?

WV Unemployment Rate Hits Ten-Year High

British Firm To Open Business In Wintersville Plaza

Fast-Food Calorie Labeling Bill Resurrected

PSC Puts a Hold on Appalachian Power's Rate Hike Request

No Moratorium on Mining Permits

Governor Manchin Heading to Washington Wednesday to Discuss EPA Ruling

GM Announces Recall

West Virginia Business Exports Up by More Than 40 Percent Last Year

National Pancake Day Means Free Pancakes at IHOP on Tuesday

Verizon Wireless Enhances Digital Network in the Mountain State

Layoffs at Ogden Newspapers

U.S. Census to begin hiring in West Virginia

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